Responding to widespread hunger in South Florida, Palm Beach Atlantic University and Bethesda by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach are working with Feeding Children Everywhere to make a difference in the lives of children by packaging 150,000 meals to send to schools in Palm Beach County.
On Saturday morning February 23, church volunteers, University students, staff and faculty will gather to package healthy lentil casseroles containing ingredients specifically to chosen combat the effects of malnutrition. Nine hundred volunteers are expected to work over three shifts that morning.

In an age of reality television and in a culture that celebrates competitiveness, some may wonder whether the parable of the Good Samaritan is still relevant today, the Rev. Gerald Kisner, pastor of Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in West Palm Beach, said recently at Palm Beach Atlantic University.

Oceanview Hall residents in all but four of the nine rooms affected by Saturday’s fire have been resettled into their repaired quarters, University officials said Thursday. No one was injured; all residents were safely evacuated.
Within four hours of the fire, which was confined to one room on the sixth floor north, restoration crews were on the scene to repair smoke and water damage. President and Mrs. Fleming toured the hall Sunday evening to inspect the damage and the progress of repairs. Residents of the damaged rooms were housed at a local hotel.

On television, in clubs and on the stage, Latin dance has been rediscovered by a new generation who are captivated by its rhythms and artistry.
Members of the PBA Dance Ensemble recently got a lesson in the history of this art form taught by one its foremost interpreters.
Barbara Craddock, known for her talent and passion for the mambo genre, is a visionary of timeless, clave-based, Latin dance and music. With a stellar professional dancing and teaching career, she has produced and directed original Latin revues in New York, New Jersey and Florida. Craddock and her late dance partner, Pedro “Cuban Pete” Aguilar, performed, taught and lectured worldwide.

"Up and Away," a children's concert featuring the Palm Beach Atlantic University Symphony, Palm Beach Atlantic University Dance Ensemble and students in the University's Preparatory Department, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at the DeSantis Family Chapel, 300 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach.

At approximately 10:15 p.m. (ET) Saturday (2/2/13), a fire was reported on the sixth floor south side (female side) of Oceanview Hall on Palm Beach Atlantic University’s West Palm Beach, Fla. Campus. No one was injured.